“You still won’t let go, you bastard?!” The yellow-haired man was getting angry, raising his other hand and directly slapping Chen Xiao’s face.
Chen Xiao didn’t panic at all. With a flick of his wrist, the yellow-haired man’s joint felt a sharp pain, and his body instantly lost balance. He instinctively followed up with a kick, sending the yellow-haired man flying three or four meters away.
The yellow-haired man lay motionless on the ground. This sudden scene left everyone stunned. Lin Sinan looked at Chen Xiao in disbelief, and even Chen Xiao himself was a bit surprised.
“What’s going on?” Chen Xiao asked, somewhat bewildered.
He knew how much force he had used; there was no way he could have kicked him into this state. But this guy was faking it too well.
Chen Xiao said, somewhat speechless, “Isn’t that a bit exaggerated? Are you trying to stage an accident?”
“Brother Mao!” The burly man behind him immediately panicked. “How dare you hit my Brother Mao!”
With that, he angrily lunged at Chen Xiao. His height of 1.9 meters, coupled with his solid muscles, made him seem like a small mountain, creating an immense visual pressure. He swung a punch directly at Chen Xiao’s face.
“Watch out!” Lin Sinan cried out anxiously.
The burly man was very fast. Chen Xiao was still in a daze, and only reacted when he heard Lin Sinan’s shout. He hastily dodged, the punch grazing his ear, the wind of it whistling past.
Chen Xiao was secretly alarmed. If that punch had landed on his face, a broken nose would have been the least of his worries.
He countered with a punch to the burly man’s abdomen. The burly man stumbled back two steps in pain, his stomach hurting so much he could barely exert any strength.
This was a situation he had never encountered before. Feeling a bit indignant, he swept his leg out again.
The burly man had too much of a size advantage. Chen Xiao couldn’t dodge in time and could only brace himself, using his arm to absorb the force of the kick.
The burly man was surprised. The imagined scene of Chen Xiao being kicked to the ground didn’t happen. Instead, his leg was firmly grabbed.
Chen Xiao closed in, grabbed his leg, twisted it downwards, and at the same time, swept his own leg back in a fluid motion.
The burly man lost his balance, feeling a great force on his leg, and then fell heavily to the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Chen Xiao quickly distanced himself, shaking his arm. This burly man was truly strong; his arm ached from the kick. At the same time, he suddenly realized that something seemed off with him. When did his strength become so great?
“Er Niu! Er Niu!” The yellow-haired man called out, trembling.
“Brother Mao!” The burly man quickly got up and knelt beside the yellow-haired man.
The yellow-haired man grabbed his pants and said, trembling, “Er Niu, quickly check if my leg is still there. I think my leg is gone!” From his tone, he sounded like he was about to cry if no one else was around.
“It’s alright, Brother Mao. Your leg must have gone numb from his kick.”
Er Niu looked up at Chen Xiao, then leaned down and whispered to the yellow-haired man, “Brother Mao, this guy is a martial artist. I was at a disadvantage just now, and I might not be able to beat him.”
The yellow-haired man was stunned. How was that possible? He knew Er Niu’s strength better than anyone and had never seen anyone who could contend with Er Niu in a fight.
Lin Sinan was also dumbfounded watching from the side. She calmed herself down, holding her phone, and said coldly, “I’ve already called the police. They’ll be here soon!”
The yellow-haired man sat on the ground, looking at Chen Xiao with resentment. “Kid, you’re ruthless. Just you wait, I’ll see how long you can protect her.”
With that, he stood up with Er Niu’s help and glared fiercely at Lin Sinan.
Lin Sinan, a bit scared, shrank behind Chen Xiao, but her eyes glared back without fear.
The yellow-haired man grew angrier the more he thought about it. “Er Niu, let’s go!” As he said this, he felt a great force pulling him away. His left leg was still weak and numb, and he stumbled, almost falling to his knees.
Lin Sinan saw the yellow-haired man’s pathetic state and felt a bit bolder. “I’m saying it again, Lin Qiwen has nothing to do with me! No matter how many times you come, I won’t give you a single cent!”
The yellow-haired man was furious, but seeing Chen Xiao’s somewhat sharp gaze, he didn’t dare to lash out at Lin Sinan. He slapped Er Niu on the back of his head. “Can’t you go slower? Carry me!”
“Oh, oh, got it, Brother Mao.” Er Niu shrank his neck, quickly carried the yellow-haired man on his back, grabbed the umbrella nearby, and scurried away.
It wasn’t until their figures disappeared from the Residential Area entrance that Lin Sinan’s heart, which had been in her throat, finally settled. She patted her chest, still shaken.
“What will we tell the police when they arrive?” Chen Xiao asked Lin Sinan.
Lin Sinan smiled. “I was lying to him. I tried to call the police earlier, but I couldn’t get through.”
“Hmm? Still couldn’t get through?” A hint of doubt arose in Chen Xiao’s mind, but with such good public safety in the country now, it should recover quickly.
After returning home, Chen Xiao asked, “What will you do in the future? Those two clearly won’t give up.”
Lin Sinan smiled bitterly. “I’ll move out, I guess. Just in time for you to get a new roommate.” With that, her expression dimmed, and she lowered her head.
Chen Xiao sighed. “Hiding isn’t a solution. They’ll find you eventually.”
Lin Sinan waved her hand. “Oh, let’s not talk about it, let’s not talk about it. We’ll worry about the future later.”
She looked at Chen Xiao with some curiosity. “Tell me about yourself. When did you get so skilled? Why didn’t you ever mention it before?”
Chen Xiao smiled, satisfying her curiosity. “I worked part-time at a boxing gym during college. The owner and I had a good relationship, and he trained me for a few years.”
He added, somewhat helplessly, “Besides, this kind of thing isn’t usually useful. What’s there to mention? If you actually use it, you either end up in the hospital or in jail. If those two hadn’t been involved in shady business today, I might have ended up in jail.”
This made Lin Sinan laugh, and her mood lightened considerably. Seeing that it was getting late, they both went back to their rooms to rest.
After a tiring day, Chen Xiao first took a hot shower. After changing into his pajamas, he finally lay down comfortably on the bed, feeling incredibly relaxed.
Strangely, the fatigue was more psychological, and his body didn’t feel much weariness.
This situation had started on the second day of the heavy rain. These past few days, he had clearly felt that his energy and physical strength were more abundant than before.
He attributed this to the white noise during the rain allowing him to sleep more soundly at night, but what happened today made that reason seem very far-fetched.
One had to know that the burly man accompanying the yellow-haired man was a full 1.9 meters tall and very robust, exuding a strong sense of intimidation when standing before someone.
Although Chen Xiao was also 1.8 meters tall and had consistently exercised, resulting in good muscle definition, he was still considerably thinner compared to that burly man.
Given such a significant difference in physique, Chen Xiao had subtly suppressed his opponent. Even with the added benefit of his fighting skills, thinking about it now still made it feel somewhat unreal.
This level of strength completely exceeded his self-perception. He clearly felt a significant improvement in his body’s strength, power, reaction speed, and even his five senses had become clearer.
The man’s movements seemed to be in slow motion in his eyes, which was quite magical.
Chen Xiao got up and exercised for a while, doing push-ups, sit-ups, squats, and so on, all in rotation. He did double his usual workout volume and didn’t even break a sweat.
This amazed him, but after pondering for a long time, he couldn’t figure out why.
He checked the time. After all that exercising, it was already almost one o’clock. Thinking about having to go to work on time tomorrow, Chen Xiao felt a headache coming on and quickly lay down to rest.